Bells - .030 grams

Historical Meteorites

"The Covert Meteorites gave me assurance that my theory would be fruitful, and I was now determined to resign my teaching position as soon as my finances were in better shape, and devote my time to meteorites." - Nininger

Date: 10/03/09

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1896 - Covert - 5.26 grams

Nininger recovered 17 pound Covert meteorite hidden by a famer, a 13 pound stone used to hold down a pickle jar, a stone used as a door stop, and a 31 pound stone used to block off a rat hole - he recovered 37 kilograms total

Date: 10/03/09

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1896 - Covert - 5.26 grams

Our historic slice has been classified as an H5 chondrite - today over 61 kilograms of this Kansas meteorite have been recovered near Coldwater

Date: 10/03/09

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Estherville, Iowa Grain Elevator

On May 10, 1879, a huge exploding meteorite fell to Earth in Emmet County along a seven mile path from south of Superior in Dickinson County to north of the town of Estherville